Taki

Taki Theodoracopulos has written The Spectator's High Life column since 1977.

High life

29 October 2015 3:00 pm

To Cleveland, Ohio, where middle America’s middle class begins its great Midwest sprawl. I’ve always wanted to visit Cleveland because…

High life

29 October 2015 9:00 am

To Cleveland, Ohio, where middle America’s middle class begins its great Midwest sprawl. I’ve always wanted to visit Cleveland because…

I’m not surprised that my friend Donald Trump is leading in the polls

24 October 2015 9:00 am

As everyone knows, journalists tend to take themselves seriously, especially American journalists, who take themselves very, very seriously. Dan Rather…

I’m not surprised that my friend Donald Trump is leading in the polls

22 October 2015 2:00 pm

As everyone knows, journalists tend to take themselves seriously, especially American journalists, who take themselves very, very seriously. Dan Rather…

I offered Zac Goldsmith £50 to stay 20 feet away from me

17 October 2015 9:00 am

I once tried to bribe Zac Goldsmith with a £50 note, but he didn’t bite even back then. He was…

I offered Zac Goldsmith £50 to stay 20 feet away from me

15 October 2015 2:00 pm

I once tried to bribe Zac Goldsmith with a £50 note, but he didn’t bite even back then. He was…

Blood, sand and tragedy in Papa Hemingway and Ava Gardner country

10 October 2015 9:00 am

Let’s take it from the top: Seville is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The capital of Andalusia,…

Blood, sand and tragedy in Papa Hemingway and Ava Gardner country

8 October 2015 2:00 pm

Let’s take it from the top: Seville is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The capital of Andalusia,…

Rybolovlev with the Picassos

High life

3 October 2015 9:00 am

If cheating is the cancer of sport, losing has to be its halitosis. I stunk out the joint in Amsterdam…

Rybolovlev with the Picassos

High life

1 October 2015 1:00 pm

If cheating is the cancer of sport, losing has to be its halitosis. I stunk out the joint in Amsterdam…

High life

26 September 2015 8:00 am

Gstaad Jeremy Clarke has wiped me out again, for a change. His accounts of the high jinks on board the…

High life

24 September 2015 1:00 pm

Gstaad Jeremy Clarke has wiped me out again, for a change. His accounts of the high jinks on board the…

High life

19 September 2015 8:00 am

 Gstaad Last week I dreamt of a girl I met in the summer of 1953, in Greece. I had never…

High life

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

 Gstaad Last week I dreamt of a girl I met in the summer of 1953, in Greece. I had never…

High life

12 September 2015 9:00 am

Serena Williams, according to some commentators the greatest woman who has ever graced this earth of ours, will complete the…

High life

10 September 2015 1:00 pm

Serena Williams, according to some commentators the greatest woman who has ever graced this earth of ours, will complete the…

High life

5 September 2015 9:00 am

 On board MS Queen Victoria   They remain engraved on my brain, like something out of a Greek tragedy, so…

High life

3 September 2015 1:00 pm

 On board MS Queen Victoria   They remain engraved on my brain, like something out of a Greek tragedy, so…

High life

29 August 2015 9:00 am

According to Somerset Maugham, in material terms one must live on the razor edge between poverty and minimal subsistence in…

High life

27 August 2015 1:00 pm

According to Somerset Maugham, in material terms one must live on the razor edge between poverty and minimal subsistence in…

High life

22 August 2015 9:00 am

These are the languid, sensuous days of summer, and I’ve had another birthday, which is the bad news. But it’s…

High life

20 August 2015 1:00 pm

These are the languid, sensuous days of summer, and I’ve had another birthday, which is the bad news. But it’s…

High life

15 August 2015 9:00 am

The wind is maddening and constant, and gets stronger as the sun falls below the horizon. The streets are lined…

High life

13 August 2015 1:00 pm

The wind is maddening and constant, and gets stronger as the sun falls below the horizon. The streets are lined…

High life

8 August 2015 9:00 am

Nestled under the Acropolis, snug and safe among the ancient ruins of a long-ago grandeur, Plaka is the only remaining…